COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — People who live in the Driving Park section of Columbus are asking the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) to step up and help put a stop to what they said are illegal activities taking place at a bus stop.
Residents near the stop between Livingston Avenue and Berkeley Road said it has become a haven for substance abuse and it makes people feel unsafe in the community.
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Community leaders also said more work needs to be done to provide a clean and safe environment at the bus stop.
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Last month, the Livingston Area Merchant’s Association wrote a letter to COTA advocating for the stop to become a no-trespass zone.
Group member Michael Aaron alleges people have been seen smoking crack cocaine and drinking in public at the stop.
“It has attracted every transient and person who has problems with maybe alcohol and drugs because many in the community have witnessed them using drugs and alcohol at that bus shelter,” Aaron said. “There’s urine stains in the bus shelter and there’s always trash at the bus shelter.”